My evening fire burns
slowly in a drizzling calm
waiting for a breath –

A silent forest
green breeze; bending river rush
glacial fed chill wind.

Behind, ceaseless sound
river coursing down and down
flowing, no effort

Pouring over rock
carrying away mountain
no need for my hand.

Quickens now my fire
a warm blaze rising at last
crackling in twilight

Keep I it a while
for the night is passing fast
soon will embers be

A little longer
how much longer I don’t know
the rain quickening.

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Late June, 2016 – La Wis Wis campground, south of Tahoma National Park.

Photo is my own, taken from La Wis Wis campground.  The river is the Ohanapecosh flowing from the glaciers of Tahoma.)